Cultural and Religious Holidays That Change Dates ■ 365
Heritage Holiday Approximate Date
Vietnamese Thanh Minh (Respect for Ancestors Day)
April
Hindu Ramanavami April Cambodian New Year April Hindu Vaisakhi (Solar New Year) April Sikh Baisakhi (New Year) April Jain Mahavir Jayanti April Christian Palm Sunday April Jewish Passover begins at sundown April Jewish Passover April Christian Good Friday April Baha’i Festival of Ridvan April Christian Easter April Eastern Orthodox Palm Sunday April (a week after
Christian Palm Sunday)
Christian Easter Monday April Eastern Orthodox Christian
Good Friday April (a week after Christian Good Friday)
Eastern Orthodox Easter: Eastern Orthodox, also known as Pascha
April
Buddhist Visakaha Day May Chinese Dragon Boat Festival June Eastern Orthodox Ascension Day June Jewish Shavuoth begins at sundown May or June Christian Pentecost June Islam Maulid an-Nabi June Eastern Orthodox Pentacost June Chinese Seventh Night August Jewish Tisha B’ Av Fast Day July or August Hindu Janmashtami August Korean Chusok September Coptic Christian Coptic New Year September Chinese Midautumn Moon